Safety precautions and warnings
3.2.3
Your crane has a certain lifting capacity, ex-
pressed in kNm or tm. This lifting capacity is
also known as the load moment. The lifting
capacity is: the payload at hook multiplied by the
outreach in metres that the crane can operate at
different positions. The lifting capacity of your
crane determines the maximum load your crane
may lift within its working zone. However take
careful note; the greater the operating radius of
the crane, the lower the lifting capacity will be
because of the weight of the boom system itself.
The load plate and the load diagram on your
crane show the maximum loads you may lift in
the operating reach of your crane.
DANGER
• Overloading could result in damage to the
crane or in the worst case, personal injury
or death.
• Never increase a hanging load, since that
may cause a load holding valve to open
and/or the vehicle to turn over.
• Never use the crane with the OLP system
switched off.
! NOTE
The extra weight of the lifting accessories has to
be added to the load. Thus, with lifting accesso-
ries the load you can lift is less heavy
Load plate
You will find the load plate next to the control
valve. On the plate is the maximum weight that
you may lift at a given reach, with the 1st boom
in the optimum position. In chapter Technical
Data in this manual you will find these values for
your crane.
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